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Title The Devil's Three Golden Hairs (Wer reisst denn gleich vor'm Teufel aus)
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 89 min.)
Summary In this classic German fairy tale by the brothers Grimm, poor Jacob must get the Devil's three golden hairs in order to save his own life and marry the beautiful princess. When the king hands Jacob his death sentence in a sealed letter, Jacob luckily falls into the hands of friendly robbers, who summarily alter the letter. The next day, he is envisioning himself as the princess's bridegroom, but this joyful moment doesn't last long. The duped king now hopes to get rid of Jacob for good and sends him to get three golden hairs from the Devil. On the way, Jacob promises the king's exploited subjects to ask the devil how they can escape their misery. Once he has arrived in hell, he takes advantage of the Devil's absence by disguising himself in her clothes. Absolutely fearless, he snatches three of the Devil's golden hairs and discovers the solution to the farmers' suffering. He returns home a hero and there is no longer any reason why he should not marry the princess
Analysis Foreign Language Film
German Studies
Movies
Notes Playing time: 86 min
In Process Record
Title from title frames
Performer Features: Rolf Ludwig, Hans-Joachim Frank, Dieter Franke, Katrin Martin
Event Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1977
Notes In German
Genre/Form Feature films.
Feature films.
Form Streaming video
Author Schlegel, Egon, filmmaker
Kanopy (Firm)